E-Resources
In addition to the resources listed below, residents of Massachusetts may access additional e-resources through the Boston Public Library. All you need is a BPL e-card.
Library Apps
A number of library services listed below offer mobile apps.
OverDrive
Ebooks, e-audiobooks, magazines and streaming video available to all Minuteman card holders
Hoopla
On-demand ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, and television shows available to Acton residents and residents of other subscribing communities.
Databases
Alphabetical list of Databases
Databases by Subject
Biography | Books and authors | Business and investing | For children | Consumer information | E-books and E-audiobooks | Education | Encyclopedias | Genealogy | General reference | Health and medicine | History | Languages | Law | Library catalogs | Magazine and journal articles | Music | Newspapers | Science | Travel and country studies
| Automobiles |
Driving-Tests.org. Free practice tests based on the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles manual. |
| Biography | Biography in Context |
| Books and authors | Literature Resource Center |
| NoveList | |
| Business and investing | Morningstar Investment Research Center Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
| ReferenceUSA Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
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| Small Business Resource Center | |
| Value Line Research Center Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
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| Children | Britannica Learning Zone (early childhood) |
| Britannica Library: Children | |
| Research in Context (for student researchers in grades 6-8) | |
| KidsInfoBits | |
| Consumer information | ConsumerReports.org Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
| Country studies | see under TRAVEL |
| Ebooks and E-media | Hoopla Digital |
| OverDrive (Minuteman Digital Catalog) | |
| Education and career | Educator’s Reference Complete |
| Encyclopedias | Britannica Library Edition |
| Britannica Spanish Reference Center | |
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Genealogy & local history |
Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives |
| American Ancestors (NEHGS) Library access only; No remote access. |
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| Ancestry Library Edition Library access only; No remote access. |
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| Fold3 Library Edition Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
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| MyHeritage Library Edition Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
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| General reference | Academic OneFile |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
| General OneFile | |
| Global Issues in Context | |
| Infotrac Student Edition | |
| Powersearch Gale databases | |
| Health and medicine | Health and Wellness Resource Center |
| Health Reference Center Academic | |
| Nursing and Allied Health Collection | |
| History | Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives |
| Acton Memorial Library Early Town Records | |
| Historical Journal of Massachusetts (Article Index and access links) | |
| U.S. History in Context | |
| World History in Context | |
| Languages | Mango Languages |
| Law | Social Law Library Library use only. Please see a Reference Librarian for access. |
| Library catalogs | Minuteman Library Network Catalog |
| Commonwealth Catalog | |
| Massachusetts library networks | |
| WorldCat.org | |
| Magazine and journal articles | EBSCO Electronic Journals, Magazines and Newspapers Finder |
| Academic OneFile | |
| General OneFile | |
| Gale Powersearch | |
| Music | Hoopla Digital: borrow and download entire music albums (1 week loan, 8 titles per month). Access is limited to Acton residents and residents of other subscribing communities. |
| Newspapers | Acton Memorial Library Newspaper Archive (Acton Beacon 1945-1975), Acton Enterprise (1890-1937), Concord Enterprise (1888-1963) Unlimited free access. Users must create a free account. |
| Boston Globe (via ProQuest) (1980 - to date). Searchable, text-only database. | |
| Infotrac Newsstand. A comprehensive collection of current and archival news content. Coverage varies by newspaper. | |
| MyHeritage Library Edition includes a historical newspaper collection. | |
| NYTimes.com. In-Library access | Remote access Unlimited free access to the New York Times. For both in-library and home access, create an account and log in using that account. Coverage includes 1981 to Current, plus historic coverage 1851-1922. Home Access includes NY Times App and 5 Premium Archive (1923-1980) articles per day. | |
| New York Times (via Gale) (1985 - to date). Searchable, text only database. Index coverage 1965 to date. Full text coverage 1985 to date. | |
| NewspaperArchive Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
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| Science | AccessScience (McGraw-Hill). Remote access is limited to Acton residents. |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Science via GVRL; all GVRL Science books | |
| Physical Review Journals, Published by the American Physical Society Library access only. No remote access. |
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| Science in Context (Gale) | |
| Travel and country studies | Global Road Warrior (for international travelers) |
Funding for online databases is provided by: The Acton Memorial Library; Acton Memorial Library Foundation, Inc.; The Minuteman Library Network; the Massachusetts Library System; and the Boston Public Library with funds provided through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Problems logging in? Please call the Reference Department at 978/929-6543, or email us at: reference@acton-ma.gov. When e-mailing, please provide your Minuteman library card number.